Celtic Cross Tarot Spread | In Defense of the Celtic Cross | Collaboration with Boho Tarot

[@Lisa_Papez]

Tell us if you use the Celtic Cross spread or not and what you think about it in the comments below! :)

[@jenisham4761]

Luv this! Wish there were more spread walkthrus!! Books are one thing but to be able to follow along step by step with explanation is so helpful & reinforcement, thank you.

[@Lisa_Papez]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@shannonkilpatrick6054]

Same! It really is helpful to hear someone explain the position, itself, as well as their take on the card "within" the position, and then how it relates to the other cards/positions. Very helpful.

[@francesrobinson1335]

The Celtic Cross is the only spread I've ever done. I'm an inexperienced reader, but it seems such a sensible spread. I really enjoyed watching you do the readings. That, in itself, was educational for me. Thanks, Lisa!

[@Jan0123able]

This was the first spread I learned and is my favorite. I still have the deck (my first one) from the 90s where I learned this way of reading. The wording I learned was position 1) The Heart of the Matter 2) Crossing Card 3) The Root of the Matter 4) The Current Situation 5) The Recent Past 6) The Near Future 7) How you see yourself 8) How others see you 9) Hopes and Fears 10) the Outcome.

[@oliviamathews9766]

Thank you for actually doing a walkthrough example trying to understand how to weave them all together like this has been one of the hardest parts for me as a beginner

[@bluecharlie84]

Okay, seriously, were you reading for me?! That first reading is how I'm feeling about my job.

[@mistressmandyz]

I was intimidated by the Celtic Cross when I first started reading, but now all my client readings end up involving at least that many cards so I've been gravitating back to it 😅 I really enjoyed seeing your take on it! Tom Benjamin's New Celtic Cross is great, too 😊

[@martiangentian]

Celtic cross was the first one I learned and for me it’s absolutely essential. Weird that people don’t like it??? Thanks for your post 💖🙏🤗

[@travissmith6247]

Just saw this video now and this is exactly what was happening at the time you released your video and now I’m at my new job

[@EllerieAnne]

Love how I came to this through research and it’s the reading I needed ! So relevant ⚡️

[@jeaniemichaels8281]

Nice one, Lisa. I never felt inclined to work with the Celtic Cross but now will give it a go. More videos like this please. Great to see and understand how you work with spreads.

[@Lisa_Papez]

It's becoming a series!! :D A little different but similar! :) Me breaking down a spread and how I read it, etc. Look out for my first "Read Tarot with Me" video on the 25th!

[@merrimate]

Wow, I am absolutely one of those people whom BOTH of these readings powerfully spoke to! I just LOVE the synchronicity of Spirit! Thank you so much, Lisa! 💗

[@EllerieAnne]

Have been getting syncs and messages about Celtic cross so I looked it up - thank you for the exemplary tutorial

[@caseyswonderland]

Great video! This is exactly how I lay out the cards too. Your interpretation and weaving the card meanings together was fantastic.

[@BohemianRoseTarot]

Ope. Yup these 2 spreads really spoke to me lol. Thanks for the help on the Celtic Cross and for the resonant readings!

[@ettoliram8116]

Lovely video! And that last position, the word KEY was so great to hear; just reading it as 'outcome' I always felt opposite to my approach to tarot, but reading it as the Key to the outcome really transformed it for me.

[@Lisa_Papez]

FOR ME TOO!!!! :)

[@jannawalsh7673]

Hi, Lisa, I'm late to this particular party, but I've been watching your videos for a while now, and as a relative newbie, they are fantastically helpful. This one was just awesome! I agree with so many of the comments. I always found the Celtic cross so intimidating, I thought I might never get to it. My readings for myself and others are usually 1- 5 cards. But this was SOOO inspiring. I'm going to do a Celtic cross tomorrow, and keep practicing it from now on. As others have said also, it's really helpful to see how you do a reading, or two in this case. I have this panda deck, and it is so cute. But I haven't actually used it very much yet. Kudos to you for a great video with great learning from it.

[@Lisa_Papez]

YES the Celtic Cross is awesome! I'm so glad this video was helpful to you!!! It was kinda this video and kinda some live q&a's I did from my Tarot with Training Wheels beginner series that inspired my new Learn to Read Tarot with me series - that's a series just like this video, kinda, where I break down a simple spread and do a few sample readings with it and verbalize how I get the results I do from the combination of cards, so you might enjoy those videos. I have a new one coming out at the end of this month. ALSO I'm hosting a Troubleshooting the tarot Q&A this Sunday! Hope to see you there!

[@CosmicLunarSoul]

I never thought I'd want to try this spread until this video. I did one for myself and I see why you enjoy using this spread for clients

[@Lisa_Papez]

Hooray!!!!

[@brknarow22]

So funny, I like a reading without a question. I lean, possibly too heavily on what the energy surrounding someone at the moment is. Then again I don't read professionally. That probally makes a big difference and probally frustrates the people I have read for me. Yikes. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@Lisa_Papez]

I think that's a super valid (and common) way to read!!! :) And lots of people LOVE getting a reading on just general what is going on around me right now!

[@brknarow22]

@@Lisa_Papez I forgot to say I love the verbiage change ups. Wrote those down in my spread book. Much appreciated

[@TheAmethystSpirit]

This is pure "tarot school" gold. 😍 I see the celtic cross spread in a new light now-can't wait to try some practice runs. Thanks Lisa! I have been binge watching you today because I'm stuck in bed recovering from the virus and you're helping to keep me from going nuts haha.

[@rebeccacotto2753]

Great video! I felt so that was aimed at me! I learned the Celtic cross the same way and am wracking my brain to remember we're it came from.

[@danni8176]

This was so good. Thank-you. I love the celtic cross. Xxx

[@farahtemessek8867]

I am also a Fan of Celtic cross, It is the spread I use the most !! Thank you for sharing it ! You always have a great Content !!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thank you so much!

[@truthinshadowdeed925]

Between both you and Dawn I'm excited to start using the Celtic Cross . You both did a beautiful job of explaining and giving examples. I finally have the understanding and confidence to do it. 💗

[@TheGrowingIntuitive]

I love the way you read and form the story! I learn a lot.

[@donnarion1147]

I haven't used the Celtic Cross in quite a while (probably years!), and like I said to Sadhana when she demonstrated it, it makes me want to dust it off and use it. And I have to say for all of your goofy taste in decks ( ;-) - I kid because I love!), you are a fantastic teacher!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thank you SO much!!!! Teaching is one of my fave things in the whole world to do - so that really does mean a lot! 🥰

[@FishOutofWaterTarot]

This is SO helpful! Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

[@MrsStephz23]

Holy moly, Lisa. I always avoided the Celtic Cross because SO MANY CARDS and I always felt like it would take too much energy and the write ups I encountered seemed so confusing. Just did my first Celtic Cross reading and this method is SO EFFECTIVE. Where has it been all these years?!

[@ellenmariedrummondscurtis]

Dream collab! 💓☝️

[@AstariaSen]

I love how you both kind of take different aspects to explore in this collab. I told Dawn this, but this giant spread is very intimidating to me lol. But I do like the 5 card heart of the matter. I had one person do a Celtics cross on me and the staff didn't work out so well but the five main ones really hit home. Lol Thank you for exploring this and sharing. You and Dawn did a fantastic job.

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thank you for watching! So glad you enjoyed it!! :) Yes, depending on how the staff is approached sometimes it can muddy the waters rather than clarify and corroborate the reading!

[@annabanana3501]

I loved this! As a newbie in Tarot I’ve been searching for a go to-spread. But the “average” Celtic cross felt to serious or complicated for me. This version though I can work with. I wrote it down and now I will learn it/study it more in depth. Thank you!

[@elenafissa]

You are awesome! I loved it!😘🙏

[@thisclau]

Thank you! It was wonderful listening to someone talk about the Celtic Cross with such warmth. The explanation was easy to follow and it just flowed, helping me to feel less intimidated by this spread❤

[@sandhyakrishnan2292]

Wow! Thank you for this video. What an excellent interpretation ❤️

[@meredithmonroe9723]

„Somebody came upside down. I don’t do that.“. 😂😂😂

[@clareozcbear2640]

I am listening to this to learn the celtic cross and derivitives of which you are an amazing and clear teacher but....you just did that spread for me!! It feels like it was a personal reading and with a second spread follow up!! I have been working in a job that i did love but has had some really severe challenges and has actually made me feel like i dont like who i am at work despite knowing my job so well. Luckily i have a manager who knows me very well and wants to see me sparkling and happy again and suggested a job in another department. I have had some fears moving as i am so close to long service leave that i dont want it to affect my stability there but i desperately need a change to be happy and feel myself again. I have been put forward for a transfer and they want me in the other department. I have the skills and knowledge but just need to transfer that skill and knowledge into a new role and learn how to do the new job methodically. It will be quite different but will give me a breather from the immediate stresses of the current job. There will be deadlines to meet and challenges in the new job but the worry is learning the new processes and procedures and when the transfer will happen. So excited for the new opportunity but want to make sure a secondment does not jeopardise my long service leave or my original position. Very interesting how your reading resonated exactly with my situation. Well done Lisa 🥰 PS i think because of how personal it felt it may help me learn the positions well...going back to replay it now 😆

[@Lisa_Papez]

It's always so exciting when my 'sample' readings end up finding someone who needs them!

[@clareozcbear2640]

@@Lisa_Papez its so funny cos i remember listening to Boho Tarots half ages ago but hadnt got to your videa yet and funny how your spreads were exactly where i am now. I love tarot and how it works like that!!

[@snitadey1024]

Beautiful explanation!💐💐🤘🤘

[@johannadina7355]

I would really like to see more readings like this! And in love with Way of The Panda, sooooo cute.

[@leecevictoria481]

I cannot read for myself ever. I can't believe clicking on this just gave me my career reading 100% lol. Thank you! I now have my answer I've been looking for. I love your reworking of the Celtic, and will use it! Thank you such a lot 💓 💗 💛

[@PatriceMarieDobson]

First time I see a good explanation. Great job

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thank you! :)

[@meredithmonroe9723]

I use the Celtic Cross - most often for others, but sometimes for myself as well. Generally, I prefer larger spreads because I always want more information LOL. I find that even if I do a three card spread, I end up pulling more cards to chunk up or chunk down. When I draw for myself, I tend to make up spreads on the fly just based on my intuition.

[@moondustessencetarot9619]

This was so awesome Lisa! And um, first celtic cross I literally thought you were reading for my situation right now! Lol now all I want to do is go do a celtic cross. Love both your versions! 😊

[@Lisa_Papez]

YAY! Yeah sometimes that happens during 'sample' readings I've found... someone out there needs to hear a thing! ;)

[@shannonkilpatrick6054]

So it wasn't just me! I felt so seen. Thank you.

[@lisastevens2607]

LOVE ❤️ thanks for sharing your perspective. I appreciate you and @Boho Tarot collaborating on this. I’m putting both in my Tarot journal to try out for myself. Like Dawn Michelle said in her video the wording in some books is confusing and doesn’t align with her practice... I had that same opinion. Interesting to hear that you use it all the time. Most tarot tubers generally have not for them kind of attitude concerning the Celtic Cross. Thanks for the insight!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Glad it was helpful!!! :)

[@lisastevens2607]

@@Lisa_Papez 🥰

[@TarotwithRuby]

Lisa this video was absolutely amazing! It was so fun to see your reading style in a 10-card spread and to hear your interpretations and messages. I am definitely going to add this spread to my practice! I always saw the Celtic Cross as a bit overwhelming but you made it look so accessible and inspiring. Thanks so much for this video

[@1985bjaycat]

I use the Celtic Cross as my key spread. I love it

[@innerji]

It is my "go to" spread as it can offer a deep dive into the client's question or situation. There are also a number of hidden spreads within the Celtic Cross that can be accessed.

[@BriarRH]

this is the first time i've heard about people not liking the celtic cross spread. maybe i'm not tapped into the wider tarot community

[@Lisa_Papez]

The trend towards speaking less favourably toward the Celtic Cross has been mostly online/on social media in my experience. :) As far as I know, it's still super common and appreciated in IRL metaphysical circles! :)

[@MoondragonsEyrie]

Thank you for this! I have been using Tarot for 45 years and The Celtic Cross is the first spread I learned. It was wonderful to see it used in a couple of readings that flowed so well.

[@Lisa_Papez]

You're so welcome!

[@trishrego3983]

I love this video. Im sticking with the names you've given to the positions!

[@thrivingselfcarerenee]

Your video and Boho Tarot's videos have inspired me. I've literally never worked with the Celtic Cross in all my years of working with Tarot. Both videos have inspired me to come up with my own version of the Celtics Cross. I adore the "key to the outcome" for position 10! 💖 Also, both readings really resonated with me personally right now. 😊💖

[@midtownfarmgirl5494]

This was so helpful. I have avoided the celtic cross. But I will be rewatching this several times. But I did keep wanting the connection between the cards to be PANDAS. Ha.

[@EllerieAnne]

Creating a passion project want to make it profitable but also don’t care to force it into profit yet on the 3D in this society always want to make things happen prematurely instead of in season with Spirit and dedicated to birthing something genuinely sustainable.

[@DawnMichelleTarot]

I really love the way you approach your Celtic Cross! I do find I went through a phase of being turned off the CC, but these days I am really enjoying reconnecting with it. This is was so much fun, thank you so much for doing this collab with me!

[@Lisa_Papez]

Thanks for letting me play along with you!!! It was so fun to chat about this!! :D

[@Flanuora]

Thank you!

[@KatelynJoe]

I absolutely looooove the way you have tweaked the wording to some of the card positions as that is what always tripped me up most with the Celtic cross. It felt too general or confusing. I definitely want to give this spread a go again! 💚✨

[@Lisa_Papez]

Let us know how it works out! :)

[@chakrawitch]

My first Celtic Cross was with the Mythic Tarot

[@joeliza9334]

Have watched and taken notes from both Dawn Michelle and you as they both helped me to better understand the positions. I have always used the Celtic cross but redefining the positions has helped me to make more sense of the what the cards are telling me. well done ladies

[@AgnesJanson]

Thank you for this video! Makes me want to really get to know the celtic cross 💖

[@chelle1256]

Lisa you are a wonderful teacher! Thank you this was so helpful 🦄💟

[@tarotfortheheathens9556]

I'm pretty sure you were reading for me! 🥰😂 Love this and you've inspired me to use this spread again. Thank you Lisa! ❤️

[@rainbell2817]

Thank you Lisa! I really enjoyed the insight into how you read the cards. I agree with you about the spread, even though I've only done it a few times so far. I like that it so thoroughly examines the issue. Great video!

[@DerekJohnThomas]

This was wonderful. It was also inspiring. It was so inspiring, I'm thinking of doing a Celtic Cross exploration video next week. I haven't tried using the Celtic Cross for decades. I'll try a couple of versions in the same video and do a spread unboxing. 😀 I also want to say how much I appreciate your ability to use English and your oratory skills(to use a classic term). It makes watching so much more comfortable.

[@carriesmysticalmusings]

This was a great video collaboration. I haven't used the celtic cross in a long time but after watching yours and Dawn Michelle videos I am definitely going to start using this again. 😊

[@nikiszabo0]

This was so helpful Lisa, Thank you!!💕🥰👍

[@elementsoftarot]

I found this so incredibly helpful- thank you!

[@misterlaslo]

thanks so much for this video, it makes it feel very much more clear than i have been understanding it before and inspires me to try some imaginary readings! do you often do a celtic cross for yourself too? or can you do a celtic cross for a friend who is on your mind and far away, but not something you will necessarily tell them about or talk to them about ? just to get ideas about where they are at for your own knowledge or feeling of them? and lastly, do you ever do a celtic cross with all Oracle cards? A lot of questions.... answer or not however you feel.. I love your channel and am so grateful for all the knowledge and fun you give to the world of Tarot. by the way, i just Had to buy the Monstarot by Joanna Nelson after hearing your fondness of it, and after seeing Marlene Theresa's delightful daughter do a reading with it and calling you her favorite tarot-tube reader of all time! thank you for all you give!!! you are "a river to your pepole" (quote from the movie Lawerence of Arabia)

[@clarelantern]

When I started learning tarot Celtic Cross was one of the big spreads. It's one of the spreads I love to learn. But I was overwhelmed by the Celtic Cross spread so I didn't really learn it

[@JPeeee]

You should Do a Celtic Cross spread with a Celtic tarot. 😉 I use my Universal Celtic Tarot. 🙏☘️🧙🏻‍♂️🧚🌻💚☀️🌀🌌🌳

[@Heidi534]

this was really interesting. I may come back to it and try it. I usually lay 3 to 4 cards down and then go by rows down to see what is lining up where, and pull out different patterns. Like one column having all wands, or maybe it has 3 wands ans 1 cup what what does that mean. Maybe diagonal all the numbers are 2s and what does that mean and add to the reading.

[@furryfriendsfairydust5595]

You said that you don’t remember where you learned it this way (hopes & fears). I had the deck Mythical Tarot, back in the early 90s. It was the only deck or book I used back then and didn’t use cards again until a year ago. It came with a black cloth with an outline for the card spread. These are the terms I remember it using for each position. So I just wonder if that might be one of the places you encountered these position definitions. Course it was probably in many books this way back then too.

[@ladysmall9853]

As I commented on Dawn Michelle's video, this spread has always been card soup to me. Between bith videos it now makes much more sense. I really appreciate videos that get into the details of HOW people work with tarot/oracle and how to apply what comes up. I frequently get stuck on practical application of concepts, so things like this are super helpful. You mentioned that you use this spread mostly for others and less for yourself. I am curious what spreads you DO use for yourself? I am a fairly recent subscriber, so you may have already covered this in a previous video? Many thanks.💜

[@Lisa_Papez]

For myself, I often work in smaller spreads of 1-4 cards. In fact, I started a list of my favourite 3 and 4 card spreads in my bullet journal a couple years back and I still refer to that list all the time. There are a ton of great ones on Instagram and such. :) But my favourite one I ever created is "Energy / Obstacle / Advice" and I find that works for most things. However, for my daily practice, I pull an oracle card (usually) for the energy of the day and based on the message I get from that card (and I love working with the guidebooks for this), I then ask a follow-up question and pull a tarot card, and then another follow-up for a second tarot card. :) That's my current practice!

[@ellenmariedrummondscurtis]

Tarot came from Thoth in Egypt

[@evelynatcraneshearth]

Does it seem like the spread only works for trad tarot decks or do you think it would work with larger number card Oracle Decks too?

[@Lisa_Papez]

I've used the Celtic Cross with some oracle decks. I find it works better for the kind of oracle decks that have a good single keywords on them, for example.

[@mandrakeroot3013]

26:37You say you look for missing elements? my questions is how do you Look for missing elements if you do a THREE CARD OR FOUR CARD reading? because there are FOUR elements in the deck plus the MAJOR ARCANA so how would one do a reading using missing elements because with a THREE OR FOUR CARD READING some of the elements are going to be missing? im trying to understand 🥰

[@Lisa_Papez]

I always look to see what's on the table and what's not but in a small spread like that, I'm not likely to give it as much weight - but it's still going to catch my attention if all 3 or 4 cards are majors (or 2/3 or 3/4 are) or if they're mostly/all pentacles or swords or something. If I pull 4 cards and two are swords and two are cups, then I know my client is probably in their head and feels about the question etc. It's still an intuitive process.... if it's a mix of suits etc it's not going to probably have a ton to say to me. :)

[@mandrakeroot3013]

@@Lisa_Papez perfect thank you! Thank u for replying so quickly!!🥰